🌱 Patch AM: How a fake Halloween drug deal turned deadly in Monroe

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• How a fake Halloween drug deal turned deadly in Monroe

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Today's riddle: What did one pirate say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 68 and low of 40 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and cooler, temps: high: 51, low: 25.
• Monday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 50 and low of 29 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Two men sentenced to life in prison for 2023 Halloween murder (11alive.com) — Two men have been sentenced to life in prison for a deadly 2023 Halloween robbery that ended in a shooting in a Home Depot parking lot in Monroe. Prosecutors say the pair lured the victim with a fake marijuana deal, then fled after the shooting but were later tracked down through surveillance, witnesses, and cellphone evidence.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Monroe

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday January 20

• New Year at When Pigs Fly Paint Night
  When Pigs Fly BBQ, 118 N Wayne St, Monroe
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday January 28

• ActionMEMBERS
  When Pigs Fly BBQ , 118 N Wayne St , Monroe
  10:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday January 10

• Loop Around the Lake
  Fort Yargo State Park , 210 South Broad Street , Winder
  9:00 am
• Couch Middle vs Snellville Middle
  Grayson High School , 50 Hope Hollow Rd , Loganville
  9:00 am
• Meditation: Reclaiming your light
  Meridian Park , 105 Generation Blvd , Loganville
  9:30 am
• Lorcana TCG - Whispers in the Well Set Championship - ATHENS
  Level Up Games - Athens , 8851 Macon Hwy #309 , Athens
  10:00 am
• Lionel Toy Train Auction
  Cagle Auction Company , 130 Commerce Blvd , Bogart
  10:00 am
• Historic Civilian Conservation Corps Camp Tour
  Hard Labor Creek State Park , 5 Hard Labor Creek Road , Rutledge
  12:00 pm
• Walnut Grove Warriors vs Social Circle Redskins
  Walnut Grove High School , 4863 Guthrie Cemetery Rd , Loganville
  12:00 pm
• Dreamlily: Lily Herne Models for Georgia Museum of Art
  Georgia Museum of Art , 90 Carlton St , Athens
  2:00 pm
• Loganville Red Devils vs Providence Christian Academy Storm
  Loganville High School , 100 Trident Trail , Loganville
  3:00 pm
• GSRA Membership Meeting
  3540 US-78 , Loganville
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Good evening everyone.
  Just a picture of my princess who finally learned to use her chair ramp. #Princess #notspoiled (Nextdoor Snows Mill/Lake Oconee)
• I have a lot of girls lg pants, jackets, and sweaters.
  There's also shoes, And crocks. Some things still has tags on them, and gently used. Maybe a few will have stains on them. There's also a queen bed… (Nextdoor Monroe)

• Hut American Group, LLC posted a job opening for Team Member in Monroe. Apply here.
• The Gap posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate - Monroe Pavillion in Monroe. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Monroe here.

🗞 Nearby News

Social Circle

• Redskins sweep McNair to start region play perfect at home (covnews.com)

Loganville

• Presentation for Loganville's Firefighter of the Year at the City Council meeting Thursday (monroelocal.org)
• 8 charged with RICO for thefts at major retailers in Georgia, Tennessee (wsbtv.com)
• Obituary and funeral service: Tom Meyers, 78, of Loganville (monroelocal.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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